Glorieta
Mountain

This spectacular pallasite was found in
Canoncito, Santa Fe County, New Mexico in 1884. Since then, hundreds of
pieces have been found, from less than a gram to ~30 kilograms. Glorieta
Mountain is one of the most beautiful of the pallasites, a very fresh
one, surely a fall from less than 200 years ago. It is known for perfect
stability, gorgeous green to golden crystals, and very nice etch
pattern. I have searched many times in the strewnfield, and found only
five small meteorites weighing a total of less than 50 grams. There is
actually very little of this meteorite ever for sale on the collectors
market.

This is one of the most unique and beautiful of the Glorieta
Mountain meteorites that I have ever owned. I bought this
piece from the finder, then split it in half, and was very surprised
to see the odd-shaped angular olivine crystals.

Glorieta
Mountain #2, 29.4062 gram partslice $1470.00

Glorieta Mountain #2, backside photo. You can see that this
is a spectacular specimen, with fantastic etch pattern and beautiful
green crystals.